Author Archives: Merrick "Mac" Carey
Mid-Term Election Prospects
Issue Brief
George W. Bush is the first president since FDR to pick up Congressional seats for his party in his first two mid-term elections. The last president to pick up seats in all three mid-terms was James Madison, and [Read More...]
Four Camps in the Terror War
Issue Brief
The two American political parties are splitting into four camps on how to handle the Terror War. With the defeat of Senator Lieberman in the Connecticut Democratic primary, and the possible takeover of both Houses of Congress this [Read More...]
Multi-tasking Subs
Article Published in Proceedings magazine
The nation’s submarine force is at flank speed ahead on multiple fronts. Submarines are making critical contributions to the Global War on Terror (GWOT). The community is looking toward increasing the submarine construction rate in [Read More...]
Speech to Goochland County, VA, Republicans
It’s great to be here, and I appreciate the invitation to speak to your organization. I thought I would take a quick look at the contemporary policy and political scene, and share some observations with you that might be useful. [Read More...]
Industry’s 9/11 Response
Article Published in Defense News
On September 10th, 2001, our military, industrial, and intelligence apparatuses were not well configured for the terror war. Yet they have responded with impressive speed and success. America has sliced up Al Qaeda, overthrown two [Read More...]
Speech to Fairfax County, Virginia Young Republicans
It’s great to be here in Fairfax County, and I appreciate the invitation to speak to your organization. I thought I would take a quick look at the contemporary policy and political scene, and share some observations with you that [Read More...]
Decentralized Government and National Security
Presentation
It’s great to be here at the tail end of such fabulous baseball and political seasons. As everyone knows, the Curse of the Bambino dates to 1918, the last year the Red Sox won the World Series. Since Babe [Read More...]
Alliance Radio Interview
I did a 15 minute radio interview today on KURV Radio in the southern Rio Grande valley of Texas. The reporter, Fred Cruz, was concerned that the French-German-Belgian military alliance announced this week was going to lead to the unraveling [Read More...]
Expanding School Choice at a Time of Budget Austerity
Good Afternoon, my name is Merrick Carey, and I am CEO of the Lexington Institute, and we are pleased to have all of you here today for this forum on education reform in the Old Dominion.
I was born in [Read More...]
Defending and Extending Democracy
Presentation
Naval War College
In 2001, we Americans find ourselves in possession of the most productive, wealthy, free, egalitarian, powerful nation in recorded history. Our climate is temperate, harbors and inland waterways magnificent, our soil is fertile, and our people [Read More...]